Sawa Surname
Approximately 48,981 people bear this surname
Sawa Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of Sawa (desire).
Sawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 28,466 | 1:4,491 | 728 |
| Poland | 2,941 | 1:12,924 | 1,861 |
| Nigeria | 2,284 | 1:77,558 | 5,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,487 | 1:5,483 | 333 |
| Tanzania | 1,475 | 1:35,893 | 4,192 |
| DR Congo | 1,231 | 1:60,016 | 7,159 |
| Indonesia | 1,183 | 1:111,791 | 11,407 |
| Syria | 1,169 | 1:16,511 | 1,285 |
| Iraq | 1,048 | 1:33,418 | 1,536 |
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| United States | 910 | 1:398,307 | 34,877 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Kenya | 592 | 1:78,007 | 7,248 |
| Cameroon | 460 | 1:45,150 | 5,937 |
| India | 408 | 1:1,880,062 | 65,813 |
| Nepal | 398 | 1:71,560 | 1,795 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Benin | 252 | 1:41,014 | 5,272 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Brazil | 186 | 1:1,150,937 | 40,026 |
| Thailand | 171 | 1:413,090 | 72,457 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Philippines | 148 | 1:684,042 | 70,291 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Uganda | 131 | 1:298,010 | 20,747 |
| Taiwan | 117 | 1:200,382 | 1,726 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| Jordan | 69 | 1:128,151 | 7,880 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 1:918,662 | 9,049 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sawa (37,848) may also be a first name.
Sawa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Descendant of Sawa (desire).
Sawa Demographics
Sawa Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sawa (Arabic: ساوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻭ, Hindi: सवा, Oriya: ସାୱ, Tibetan: ས་ཝ་) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawa? popularity and diffusion
Sawa is the 11,472nd most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,783 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sawa reside; 58 percent reside in East Asia and 58 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Sawa is also the 23,255th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 37,848 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 28,466 people, or 1 in 4,491. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Shiga Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Sawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sawa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawa surname increased 91,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sawa surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon, Christian (53%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sawa surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.91% registered with the political party.
The amount Sawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.64% less than the national average, earning 250,434 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.04% less than the national average, earning R 92,592 per year; in United States they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning $51,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ཝ་ | sawa | - |
| Sawa in the Hindi language | ||
| सवा | sava | 92.86 |
| सावा | sava | 7.14 |
| Sawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻭ | saw | 50 |
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 50 |
| Sawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୱ | sawa | 46.67 |
| ସାୱା | sawa | 40 |
| ଶାୱା | sawa | 6.67 |
| ଆରତୀ | arati | 6.67 |
| Sawa in the Arabic language | ||
| ساوا | sawa | - |
| صاوا | sawa | - |
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